How to improve the egg production rate of meat pigeons?

Rational preparation of meat pigeon feed to meet the nutritional needs of breeding pigeons

Feed formula: 50% corn, 15% wheat, 10% grain, 5% chopped rice, 20% beans (preferably black beans). Because yellow corn contains vitamin An and lutein, which can increase the laying rate, while white corn is lacking, so use more yellow corn. Grain germ contains tocopherol, which can also promote egg production, so its dosage can not be reduced.

Rational preparation and adequate supply of health care sand

In addition to adding loess, charcoal, salt and river sand, 3% "multi-dimensional" or "more eggs" and 20% bone powder should be added to the health sand. In many pigeon farms, the preparation of health care sand is unreasonable, which affects the improvement of laying rate.

Pay attention to the selection and retention of high-yield breeding pigeons and the cultivation of high-product lines

All breeding pigeons with strong egg persistence, short winter rest period, high egg laying intensity and more than 8 pairs of annual egg production can be regarded as high-yield pigeons and should be reserved for production. For breeding pigeons with less than 8 eggs per year and low-yield pigeons, they should be re-paired. If the yield after reorganization is still not high, the unqualified breeding pigeons should be eliminated mercilessly. For the cultivation of high-yield lines, the excellent offspring of high-yielding breeding pigeons can be bred by breeding and hybridization.

Strengthen health care and disease prevention and treatment

Any disease has an impact on the laying rate, especially pigeon paratyphoid, pigeon tuberculosis and pullorum can make breeding pigeons stop laying eggs completely.

Strengthen the control and improvement of environmental conditions

The environmental factors that affect the laying rate are light, humidity, temperature, air pressure, ventilation, sound and so on. Light is an important factor, and lack of light can reduce the laying rate. For example, there is a pigeon farm in Guandang Township of Dangyang City, where there is no light among the breeding pigeons. As a result, most of the breeding pigeons are forced to close down without laying eggs. Therefore, breeding pigeons must receive 10 hours of light every day and 1-2 hours a day in winter. Temperature is also an important factor. The suitable temperature for breeding pigeons to lay eggs is 13-21 ℃.

Pay attention to the combination of eggs

The breeding pigeon took a head photo after laying eggs for 5 days, removed the azoospermic eggs, and took two photos at 14 days to remove the dead embryo eggs. For the single eggs left in different nests of the same age, the eggs are merged, that is, they are placed in a nest, so that some breeding pigeons can be freed to relay eggs and improve the laying rate.